Fully-adjusted scale score, as part of the NIH Toolbox Performance Measures

Ages 3 to 85. Performance measure scale scores are devised such that the mean is 100 and the standard deviation (SD) is 15 (commonly referred to as Standard Scores). Higher fully adjusted scale scores indicate better performance.

2016-05-13

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NIH Toolbox Cat and web versions of "Fully-adjusted scale score" correspond to Fully Corrected T-Scores for NIH toolbox for iPad. The scores are comparable across web, CAT and iPad versions, but is only output when date of birth is in the registration file (for all ages).This score compares the score of the test-taker to those in the NIHToolbox nationally representative normative sample, while adjusting for key demographic variables collected during the Toolbox national norming study. These variables, which include age, gender, race (white, black, other), ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic), and educational attainment (for ages 3-17, paren's education is used; education is often used as a proxy for socioeconomic status), are often found to impact performance within a given domain, and thus a separate fully adjusted score is provided that allows for comparison within a narrower grouping. No min/max value is provided. For more information, please refer to http://www.nihtoolbox.org/Resources/Pages/Lists,descriptions-of-measures.aspx